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Old 28-04-2020, 20:32   #2745
jfman
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Re: Coronavirus

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Originally Posted by OLD BOY View Post
It's bound to be higher as the US has a higher population. It is ludicrous to compare infection rates and deaths between countries in absolute numbers. Compare deaths per million and you get a more realistic comparison, but even that takes no account of population density.
Than India or China? You learn something new every day on here.

Actually the best comparison is infections per capita. Deaths doesn't account for the capability of healthcare systems where poorer countries would be disproportionately affected.

Unless of course you are the richest country in the world and don't provide universal healthcare...
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